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. The haughty tone, the disdainful tilt of her chin, she didn t mean a wordof it.Alex couldn t be deterred. Tessa. Reaching out, he touched her, placed his hand atop her forearm.His skinsizzled upon contact and she hissed, jerking her arm away from him before he could curlhis fingers about her slender bones and keep her close. I need to talk to you. There s absolutely nothing more we could say to each other.You made your opinions more than clear.Now if you could please leave, I would greatly appreciate it. Always the polite one, aren t you, kitten? he murmured, unable to help himself,unable to stop the endearment from dropping from his lips.She slapped the glass countertop with both hands so hard he wondered if the sharpedge left marks on her palms. You have no right to call me that. The claws were out most definitely.God, it felt so good to be in her presence, to seeher, drink her in.Her hair was longer than the last time he saw her, glossy and thick withwaves.Her breasts were a sight to behold, their generous size emphasized by the clingyknit of her elegant pale pink sweater set and he wondered if she d somehow gottenbigger.He frowned.She d subtly changed, but he couldn t put his finger on how. I m sorry, he murmured. That s all I wanted to say.I m just I m sorry for how Itreated you.It was uncalled for. Fine. She crossed her arms in front of her, plumping her breasts up even more. Iaccept your apology. Pausing, he didn t know what else to say, what else to do.Asking how she was seemedtoo benign, too thoughtless.Of course, his previous interactions with her had beencompletely thoughtless so what was the difference?Never before had a woman left him feeling so damned unsure before.And such a littleslip of a woman too.He was ten years older than her and vastly more experienced.Yetshe had him shifting on his feet like a naughty little boy about to receive his punishment. Can we catch up maybe? Slowly she shook her head, her eyes full of sadness.So much sadness, it almost equaledhis own. I don t think that would be wise, Alex. Christ.Hearing her sweet voice say his name nearly unmanned him.Right there in themiddle of a store full of bras and panties and silk and lace, he wanted to fall to his kneesand beg for her forgiveness.Plead with her that she give him another chance.But she was like a statue, unmoving, watching him with a sort of distance in herexpression he d never seen before.Fuck.He d ruined it.All of his chances were gone and no begging on his part was evergoing to change that. I understand, he said quietly though really he didn t.He just knew it sounded good. I wish you well, Tessa. Thank you. Her voice broke, and she cleared her throat. Goodbye, Alex. And just like that, she dismissed him.Much like he d dismissed her a year ago.It hurt.Cut like the sharpest knife down to the bone.With a curt nod he turned andslowly walked out of the store, wondering where the French woman had gone.Wondering more where Tessa might live.What did she do in the evenings? Did she have friends or worse did she have a manin her life?The idea of his Tessa in the arms of another man threatened to slay him dead where hestood.Pulling his cell from his front pocket, he dialed the store manager at Worthwhile. Something s come up.I can t attend the dinner tonight after all so don t wait for me. He paused and listened to her chatter on about statistics and sales numbers, but he didn thear her.None of it registered.All he could think about was Tessa. Go ahead and chargeit to the Worth account.Have everyone order whatever they want. He rattled off thename of the restaurant where he d taken Tessa, knowing they d be impressed with theambiance and menu.He already had an account with them, which made it easier.Ending the call, he rounded the corner of the brick building and stood there in thegrowing darkness.The store hours posted by the door said Mon Amour closed at seven.He glanced at his watch and noted it was almost six-thirty.He would wait.It could take no more than an hour for them to prep and close the shopand then she would emerge, done for the night.He would follow her back to her home.Perhaps he would corner her and demand that she talk to him, that she listen to him andperhaps even given him another chance.Though he didn t deserve it, he would do whatever it took to get her to listen to him.To let him explain his faults, his absolute stupidity in not believing in her, in not trustingher.If she was receptive, he would even confess his love for her.She might not want to listen but he had to do it.Had to get everything off his chestonce and for all.If she didn t at least give him that, he didn t know what he would do.Tessa called her sister as soon as Alex exited the store.Her hands shook, her heartpounded so hard it was all she could hear and she took a deep, gulping breath when hersister answered before she launched into the whole shocking story. I had a feeling something like this might happen. Gina sounded stressed. Want usto come meet you when you get off work, and we can go home together? God, no.I don t want him to see Charlotte. She cast a worried glance out the frontwindow, but he was nowhere to be found.Not that she could see much considering howdark it was. He wouldn t leave it alone.He kept saying he wanted to talk to me.Heeven said he was sorry. You re not falling for that, are you? Of course not. She wished she could.It would make life so much easier.But she hadto be strong.He would only end up hurting her again and she d have no one to blamebut herself. I find it hard to believe he d walk out so easily.He always enjoyed achallenge. You re going to have to be strong. Gina paused, letting her words sink in.It was as ifshe could read Tessa s thoughts. For Charlotte, you need to be. 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. The haughty tone, the disdainful tilt of her chin, she didn t mean a wordof it.Alex couldn t be deterred. Tessa. Reaching out, he touched her, placed his hand atop her forearm.His skinsizzled upon contact and she hissed, jerking her arm away from him before he could curlhis fingers about her slender bones and keep her close. I need to talk to you. There s absolutely nothing more we could say to each other.You made your opinions more than clear.Now if you could please leave, I would greatly appreciate it. Always the polite one, aren t you, kitten? he murmured, unable to help himself,unable to stop the endearment from dropping from his lips.She slapped the glass countertop with both hands so hard he wondered if the sharpedge left marks on her palms. You have no right to call me that. The claws were out most definitely.God, it felt so good to be in her presence, to seeher, drink her in.Her hair was longer than the last time he saw her, glossy and thick withwaves.Her breasts were a sight to behold, their generous size emphasized by the clingyknit of her elegant pale pink sweater set and he wondered if she d somehow gottenbigger.He frowned.She d subtly changed, but he couldn t put his finger on how. I m sorry, he murmured. That s all I wanted to say.I m just I m sorry for how Itreated you.It was uncalled for. Fine. She crossed her arms in front of her, plumping her breasts up even more. Iaccept your apology. Pausing, he didn t know what else to say, what else to do.Asking how she was seemedtoo benign, too thoughtless.Of course, his previous interactions with her had beencompletely thoughtless so what was the difference?Never before had a woman left him feeling so damned unsure before.And such a littleslip of a woman too.He was ten years older than her and vastly more experienced.Yetshe had him shifting on his feet like a naughty little boy about to receive his punishment. Can we catch up maybe? Slowly she shook her head, her eyes full of sadness.So much sadness, it almost equaledhis own. I don t think that would be wise, Alex. Christ.Hearing her sweet voice say his name nearly unmanned him.Right there in themiddle of a store full of bras and panties and silk and lace, he wanted to fall to his kneesand beg for her forgiveness.Plead with her that she give him another chance.But she was like a statue, unmoving, watching him with a sort of distance in herexpression he d never seen before.Fuck.He d ruined it.All of his chances were gone and no begging on his part was evergoing to change that. I understand, he said quietly though really he didn t.He just knew it sounded good. I wish you well, Tessa. Thank you. Her voice broke, and she cleared her throat. Goodbye, Alex. And just like that, she dismissed him.Much like he d dismissed her a year ago.It hurt.Cut like the sharpest knife down to the bone.With a curt nod he turned andslowly walked out of the store, wondering where the French woman had gone.Wondering more where Tessa might live.What did she do in the evenings? Did she have friends or worse did she have a manin her life?The idea of his Tessa in the arms of another man threatened to slay him dead where hestood.Pulling his cell from his front pocket, he dialed the store manager at Worthwhile. Something s come up.I can t attend the dinner tonight after all so don t wait for me. He paused and listened to her chatter on about statistics and sales numbers, but he didn thear her.None of it registered.All he could think about was Tessa. Go ahead and chargeit to the Worth account.Have everyone order whatever they want. He rattled off thename of the restaurant where he d taken Tessa, knowing they d be impressed with theambiance and menu.He already had an account with them, which made it easier.Ending the call, he rounded the corner of the brick building and stood there in thegrowing darkness.The store hours posted by the door said Mon Amour closed at seven.He glanced at his watch and noted it was almost six-thirty.He would wait.It could take no more than an hour for them to prep and close the shopand then she would emerge, done for the night.He would follow her back to her home.Perhaps he would corner her and demand that she talk to him, that she listen to him andperhaps even given him another chance.Though he didn t deserve it, he would do whatever it took to get her to listen to him.To let him explain his faults, his absolute stupidity in not believing in her, in not trustingher.If she was receptive, he would even confess his love for her.She might not want to listen but he had to do it.Had to get everything off his chestonce and for all.If she didn t at least give him that, he didn t know what he would do.Tessa called her sister as soon as Alex exited the store.Her hands shook, her heartpounded so hard it was all she could hear and she took a deep, gulping breath when hersister answered before she launched into the whole shocking story. I had a feeling something like this might happen. Gina sounded stressed. Want usto come meet you when you get off work, and we can go home together? God, no.I don t want him to see Charlotte. She cast a worried glance out the frontwindow, but he was nowhere to be found.Not that she could see much considering howdark it was. He wouldn t leave it alone.He kept saying he wanted to talk to me.Heeven said he was sorry. You re not falling for that, are you? Of course not. She wished she could.It would make life so much easier.But she hadto be strong.He would only end up hurting her again and she d have no one to blamebut herself. I find it hard to believe he d walk out so easily.He always enjoyed achallenge. You re going to have to be strong. Gina paused, letting her words sink in.It was as ifshe could read Tessa s thoughts. For Charlotte, you need to be. Tessa closed her eyes and breathed deep.She knew her sister was right.She had to dothis, had to protect her daughter [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]